Posts tagged Wrongful Death

• Ritter Family Presses Wrongful-death Suit

  Greg Owen | February 01, 2008 3:14 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  You may recall that 54 year-old actor/comedian John Ritter of Three's Company fame died most unexpectedly in September 2003 on, of all days, his 5-year-old daughter's birthday. At the time of his death, Ritter was married to actress Amy Yasbeck. Yesback and Ritter's four children have now filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Los Angeles. Two doctors are named in that suit. According to court...

• Did a Pit Bull or a Person Cause this Child's Death

  Greg Owen | January 29, 2008 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Sharon, a seven-year-old Kingston girl, was found dead in the basement of her family home a decade ago. She had suffered more than 80 wounds and part of her scalp was torn from her head. Eventually, the child bled to death.The cause Sharon's death is what has experts and police alike at raising questions. The cause of death given by the family of the victim was a pit bull attack. However, one of...

• Wrongful-death suit filed against Red Robin

  Greg Owen | January 07, 2008 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  When the parents of a 20 year old young man allowed him to go the grand opening of a new Red Robin restaurant in January 2006, they felt secure in the fact that their young son would be supervised by the management of the restaurant while he was away from home. After all, they had been assured by Pete Cardillo, a manager for Red Robin, that not only would there be supervision, but that he...

• Elderly Man Dies in Nursing Home Due to Negligence

  Greg Owen | October 14, 2007 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A Pike County nursing home is facing wrongful death allegations for the second time in one month. Before being transported to Good Shepard, were he later died, John Young, Jr. was a resident at Parkview from May 2005 until November 2005 Young's daughter Elvie Slone claims that officials at Good Shepherd caused Young to loose as much as 17 pounds in one month. Additionally, through various...

• Four Million Verdict to Family of Boy Who Drowned

  Greg Owen | October 06, 2007 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  On June 22, 2006, 5-year-old Connor Freed's lifeless body was found floating in the swimming pool of the Crofton Country Club in Maryland at 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon.On that day young Conner had gone swimming along with a 36-year-old friend of the family and two other children. At the time of the incident there was a 16-year-old lifeguard on duty. That particular lifeguard had only been on the...

• Lack of affidavit knocks case out of court

  Greg Owen | October 04, 2007 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Hylla dismissed with prejudice a wrongful death lawsuit because the plaintiff's attorney, Stephen Evans, failed to produce an affidavit of merit on time despite the fact that he had he had Hinnen's medical records in his possession for more than a year.The Illinois Code of Civil Procedure requires that an affidavit of merit must be filed within 90 days of the...

• Woman Dies in Airport Holding Cell

  Greg Owen | October 03, 2007 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  On Friday, a 45 year old woman, Carol Anne Gotbaum, was attempting to travel through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in route to an alcohol rehabilitation center. She was late for her flight, and when it was made clear to her that she would not be allowed to board, according to witnesses, she began yelling and running throughout the terminal. As a result of her disturbing behavior, she...

• CITY SETTLES A WRONGFUL DEATH CASE

  Greg Owen | September 22, 2007 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  In November of 2004, Justin Faust, 9, was hit by a vehicle as he ran across a road while trying to catch the family dog. The family sued the city of Lee's Summit for wrongful death due to the fact that the posted speed limit was excessive in addition to inadequate street lighting. After almost two years of litigation, the parties settled their lawsuit on Thursday. Neither side would disclose...

• Widow of Slain Officer Ordered to Pay

  Greg Owen | July 14, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Elizabeth Bernoskie's husband, a police officer, was gunned down in a robbery gone wrong in 1958. No charges were filed until 41 years later after the suspect's sister reveled that her brother and her cousin had talked about committing the murder. However, after the prime suspect, Zarinsky, was acquitted in the criminal trial. The decedent's wife filed a wrongful-death civil suit wherein the...

• Wrongful Death of a Young Man Due to Negligence

  Greg Owen | March 24, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A Dallas jury awarded $18.9 million to the widow of a man who was killed in an explosion at a TXI facility in Midlothian, Texas. Gordon Rutherford, 34, was killed in January 2003 while employed by a contractor to TXI. He was working in an area that was close to a scrubber that contained materials that were extremely hazardous and flammable.While working, more than 5 tons of combustible plastics...